Carry a spare coil too...or in my case buy a fuel pump only to find the
coil has gone kaputski...that way you end up with a spare fuel pump...this
has happened to me twice in 15 years.  And in both cases the coil I was
replacing was less than a year old which was part of the reason I believed
it was the fuel pump.  I hope to have the diagnosis right the next time
this happens.

BT

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> Great tip Jim!  I just ordered a spare from www.rockauto.com:  "BOSCH
> Part #
> 69100 Electric Fuel Pump
> In-line, $84.89."  Search for the '86 F150 with the 302 V-8, and I'm sure
> others have it in stock.  The fuel pump in my 2003 Ranger just gave up, and
> the dealer pump is $300.  I bought a Bosch pump from NAPA for $98.   The
> Vanagon pump is a lot easier to replace since I have to remove the truck
> bed
> to get at it.  Much easier than draining the tank and dropping it though,
> and it's an excuse to by another tool, a Torx T-55 bit for the bed bolts.
> He who dies with the most something . . .
>
> Speaking of spares, I also replaced the original Vanagon front heater valve
> that's been secretly leaking but finally blew today with one from NAPA for
> $6. I was at NAPA buying the Ranger fuel pump, and when I came out there
> was
> a stream of coolant on the ground from the front of the van! I bought two
> valves at that price.  VW still has them for $60, and maybe they are worth
> that, I'll see.
>
> Oh yeah, my wife's Scion xB's radio died yesterday too, but it was just a
> fuse.  What's going on?  I hope that this is all over for a while!
>
> Stuart
> No end of fun with old cars!
>
> ..... Be aware that mid-eighties Ford trucks use a Bosch pump that's "close
> enough." If I was stuck in EBF ^h^h^h Timbuktu, I'd hit the local CarQuest
> (or boneyard) up for a 1985-89 Ford F150 pump.
>
> Jim
>